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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, October 6, 2016 | 28 Halton Highlights 2016 Halton Region's Small Business Centre helps local businesses grow Halton is committed to helping local entrepreneurs succeed. We support entrepreneurs, youth and newcomers looking to start, run and grow businesses in Halton. The Halton Region Small Business Centre can help put you on the path to success. We offer comprehensive resources that include the tools, training and mentorship to help guide your business in the right direction. By supporting entrepreneurship, we help establish increased employment opportunities in communities across Halton, now and in the future. This fall, the Small Business Centre will host seminars, educational sessions and events targeted at small business owners and youth entrepreneurs. These include our Global Entrepreneurship Week events (November 14 to 21) and our Foodiepreneur Workshop (November 22). Whether you are thinking about opening a new business, formulating a business plan, or expanding an established business, our Small Business Centre can help. For more information and a list of upcoming events and seminars, visit halton.ca/smallbusiness. Gary Carr, Regional Chair October Keeping you informed by highlighting what makes Halton a great place to live. One click. One call. One Halton. Halton Region is committed to providing high-quality customer service that is easy to access for all residents. By promoting service excellence and leveraging multiple service channels, we ensure that Halton provides effective community supports for everyone. One click Visit halton.ca to access Regional information and online tools that can help you perform a wide variety of tasks. This includes immunization reporting and record request forms, waste collection tools, event registration, reminders and much more. You can also follow us on social media for updates on Regional services. Searching for employment? Halton Region can help. Next job fair is October 19 Halton Region is hosting its third job fair of 2016 on Wednesday, October 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Burlington Convention Centre (1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington). We invite job seekers to bring their resumes and prepare to meet with more than 50 local employers. The October job fair will feature employers from a diverse range of industries, including technology, government, manufacturing, retail, hospitality and healthcare. Approximately 1,000 skilled and motivated job seekers are expected to attend. Every year, the Employment Halton offices in Oakville and Milton offer a comprehensive range of programs and services to more than 8,000 job seekers and over 200 employers. Employment Halton also provides extensive services to the region's employers to support their recruiting efforts with annual averages of more than 250 direct placement matches. Halton Region is committed to attracting and retaining jobs--helping job seekers find work and employers find employees--because a strong labour market contributes to a high quality of life. To learn more about our employment services, visit halton.ca/employmenthalton or haltonjobs.ca, or dial 311. One call Dial 311--24 hours a day, seven days a week--to speak to a customer service representative, or email accesshalton@halton.ca for a response by the end of the next business day. These highly trained professionals will answer your Regional inquiry or connect you with someone who can. Meetings at Halton Region 1151 Bronte Rd., Oakville, L6M 3L1 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 9:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Visit halton.ca/meetings for full schedule. Health & Social Services Committee Planning & Public Works Committee Administration & Finance Committee Regional Council Please contact us as soon as possible if you have any accessibility needs at Halton Region events or meetings. This page has been donated by this newspaper to communicate important information to Halton residents at no cost to taxpayers.